Database
Claude Code Quick Start: Using Alternative LLMs at 1/10 the Cost
How to install and use Claude Code? How to achieve similar results at 1/10 of Claude's cost with alternative models? A one-liner to get CC up and running!
How to install and use Claude Code? How to achieve similar results at 1/10 of Claude's cost with alternative models? A one-liner to get CC up and running!
Data 2025: Year in Review with Mike Stonebraker
A conversation between Mike Stonebraker (Turing Award Winner, Creator of PostgreSQL), Andy Pavlo (Carnegie Mellon), and the DBOS team.
A conversation between Mike Stonebraker (Turing Award Winner, Creator of PostgreSQL), Andy Pavlo (Carnegie Mellon), and the DBOS team.
What Database Does AI Agent Need?
The bottleneck for AI agents isn't in database engines but in upper-layer integration. Muscle memory, associative memory, and trial-and-error courage will be key.
The bottleneck for AI agents isn't in database engines but in upper-layer integration. Muscle memory, associative memory, and trial-and-error courage will be key.
MySQL and Baijiu: The Internet’s Obedience Test
MySQL is to the internet what baijiu is to China: harsh, hard to swallow, yet worshipped because culture demands obedience. Both are loyalty tests—will you endure discomfort to fit in?
MySQL is to the internet what baijiu is to China: harsh, hard to swallow, yet worshipped because culture demands obedience. Both are loyalty tests—will you endure discomfort to fit in?
Victoria: The Observability Stack That Slaps the Industry
VictoriaMetrics is brutally efficient—using a fraction of Prometheus + Loki’s resources for multiples of the performance. Pigsty v4 swaps to the Victoria stack; here’s the beta for anyone eager to try it.
VictoriaMetrics is brutally efficient—using a fraction of Prometheus + Loki’s resources for multiples of the performance. Pigsty v4 swaps to the Victoria stack; here’s the beta for anyone eager to try it.
MinIO Is Dead. Who Picks Up the Pieces?
MinIO just entered maintenance mode. What replaces it? Can RustFS step in? I tested the contenders so you don’t have to.
MinIO just entered maintenance mode. What replaces it? Can RustFS step in? I tested the contenders so you don’t have to.
MinIO is Dead
MinIO announces that it is entering maintenance mode: the dragon-slayer has become the dragon. This is how MinIO transformed from an open-source S3 alternative into just another commercial software company.
MinIO announces that it is entering maintenance mode: the dragon-slayer has become the dragon. This is how MinIO transformed from an open-source S3 alternative into just another commercial software company.
When Answers Become Abundant, Questions Become the New Currency
Your ability to ask questions—and your taste in what to ask—determines your position in the AI era. When answers become commodities, good questions become the new wealth. We are living in the moment this prophecy comes true.
Your ability to ask questions—and your taste in what to ask—determines your position in the AI era. When answers become commodities, good questions become the new wealth. We are living in the moment this prophecy comes true.
On Trusting Open-Source Supply Chains
In serious production you can’t rely on an upstream that explicitly says “no guarantees.” When someone says “don’t count on me,” the right answer is “then I’ll run it myself.”
In serious production you can’t rely on an upstream that explicitly says “no guarantees.” When someone says “don’t count on me,” the right answer is “then I’ll run it myself.”
Don't Run Docker Postgres for Production!
Tons of users running the official docker postgres image got burned during recent minor version upgrades. A friendly reminder: think twice before containerizing production databases.
Tons of users running the official docker postgres image got burned during recent minor version upgrades. A friendly reminder: think twice before containerizing production databases.
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